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A toy Amazon Echo next to the Alexa Plus logo and a range of Echo devices
Alexa+ early adopter gives their thoughts: "Old Alexa was hot garbage but this new one was a pleasant surprise"

By Cat Ellis Published

The AI assistant handles natural speech well, but it's still being used as a fancy egg timer.

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Alexa AI
Alexa Plus has started rolling out to users, but it’s missing these 5 useful features

By Rowan Davies Published

Amazon is launching Alexa+ in early access for certain users, but it's missing a handful of features that were showcased at its big launch.

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Amazon is experimenting with renaming Echo speakers to Alexa speakers, and it's about time

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Amazon is experimenting with a different Echo name, and it's one that's so perfect I wish they'd just do it today.

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Alexa privacy
Amazon's big Alexa voice processing change may not be the privacy nightmare you think it is

By Lance Ulanoff Published

It's not what you think

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Panos Panay and Alexa Plus
Amazon's Panos Panay teases future Alexa+ devices from speakers to possible wearables

By Jacob Krol Published

Panos wants “perfection in every single product that we ship."

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AI fashion
I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, and Siri what to wear, and only one really helped me look my best

By Lance Ulanoff Published

I wanted to see if LLMs like ChatGPT and Gemini could help me get dressed.

Gemini
A toy Amazon Echo next to the Alexa Plus logo and a range of Echo devices
What is Alexa+: Amazon’s next-generation assistant is powered by generative-AI

By David Crookes Published

Alexa+ is a more personalized assistant that allows you share data and hold conversations to discover information and complete tasks.

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A mock up of an Apple HomePod hub based on the Amazon Echo Show 10 sitting on a kitchen table
Advantage, Alexa – Apple's smart home hub reportedly 'postponed' due to Siri slowdown

By Alex Blake Published

Apple’s smart home hub with AI-powered Siri has been delayed, a new report claims – and that could leave the door wide open to Amazon's Alexa+ in 2025.

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Panos Panay at Amazon Alexa event
Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa+ is a lot more fun to talk to than ChatGPT or Siri, and I like it

By Graham Barlow Published

Alexa+ is the new AI-powered Alexa, and it shows you can add personality to AI.

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Panos Panay at the Amazon Devices Feb. 26 Event
Alexa+ – Here’s how to sign up for early access

By Jacob Krol Published

Amazon's now letting customers in the United States sign up for early access to Alexa+. Here's how to do just that and the Echo Show device you'll need to be eligible.

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